A Perfect Conscience through Christ’s Cleansing
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Text: Titus 1:5 and Hebrews 9:1-14 & 10:19-23
Introduction: Fact: Christ’s conscience was and is perfect.
Fact: We can own the good conscience of Christ. Fact: Christ’s conscience moved to Him consistently consider the needs of others and deny “Self!” This was His ethical standard…always consider others needs. Today we will examine the prerequisites of owning Christ’s conscience.
Point 1: The Perfect Conscience through Cleansing
- Christian’s are called to have a perfect conscience
- Setting the stage- Hebrews 9:1-5 These verses set the stage for speaking of the New Testament realities as symbolized and foreshadowed in the Old Testament.
- The “Old” made no one perfect-Hebrews 9:6-10 All of the priestly sacrifices of old could not make the Jewish worshipper holy, blameless or perfect.
- Cleansing the conscience with… - Hebrews 9:11-14 Only by the blood of Jesus Christ can a person ever hope to have a perfectly clean conscience and have the power to serve the living God.
Point 2: Cleansing the Evil Conscience- Hebrews 10:19-23
- Cleansed through a true heart, faith, and obedience
- Sincere Heart-(4136) “Alethenos”
A truthful heart yielded and open, not concealing selfishness or sin so that cleansing can take place.
- Full Assurance of Faith-(4136) Plerophoria
To have complete and total confidence in what you know to be true. The confident faith is based on full and complete conviction of the truth
- Hearts sprinkled /bodies washed- *
*1 Peter 3:21 Water immersion is the appeal of a good conscience before God. I immersion a person is requesting that their sins be forgiven and that they receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
*Acts 22:16 Water immersion is when you call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ requesting that your sins be washed away.
Practical Applications:
What did you take away from this morning’s lesson.
Are there forms of law-keeping today that would prevent the perfect cleansing? Describe them.
Why do you think God requires a sincere heart and complete faith along with immersion to secure a clean, pure conscience?
Once a conscience is made perfect how is it maintained in this state of perfection? (Acts 23:1) ___________________________________________________
Points for Prayer:
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